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US 9,443,115 · App. 14/340,895 · Granted Sep 13, 2016

System and method for circuit card insertion tracking

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Patent No.
US 9,443,115
App. No.
14/340,895
Granted
Sep 13, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of systems and methods for circuit card insertion tracking are described. In an embodiment, a method may include detecting insertion of a pluggable circuit card into a socket connector, and incrementing a count of insertions in an insertion counter.

Claims (22)

1. A method, comprising:

detecting insertion of a pluggable circuit card into a socket connector using a mechanical detection device configured to rotate about an axis, wherein the mechanical detection device has an outside edge with a radius that varies in length, wherein the mechanical detection device is configured to rotate around the axis in response to the pluggable insertion card being inserted into the socket connector, and wherein the mechanical detection device includes a detector configured to detect the insertion by measuring a change in the radius of the outside edge; and

incrementing a count of insertions in an insertion counter.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising detecting insertion of the pluggable circuit card into the socket connector without external power being provided to either the pluggable circuit card or the socket connector.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising detecting that the socket connector is powered at the time that the pluggable circuit card is inserted into the socket connector.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising recording an identifier of the pluggable circuit card inserted into the socket connector.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising logging data associated with insertion of the pluggable circuit card into the socket connector in a system log.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising communicating data associated with insertion of the pluggable circuit card into the socket connector to a third party.

7. An Information Handling System (IHS), comprising:

an insertion detector configured to detect insertion of a pluggable circuit card into a socket connector, wherein the insertion detector includes a mechanical detection device configured to rotate around an axis, wherein the mechanical detection device has an outside edge with a radius that varies in length, wherein the mechanical detection device is configured to rotate around the axis in response to the pluggable circuit card being inserted into the socket connector, and wherein the mechanical detection device includes a detector configured to detect the insertion by measuring a change in the radius of the outside edge; and

an insertion counter coupled to the insertion detector and configured to increment a count of insertions.

8. The IHS of claim 7 , wherein the insertion detector is further configured to detect insertion of the pluggable circuit card into the socket connector without external power being provided to either the pluggable circuit card or the socket connector.

9. The IHS of claim 7 , wherein the insertion detector is further configured to detect that the socket connector is powered at the time that the pluggable circuit card is inserted into the socket connector.

10. The IHS of claim 7 , wherein the insertion counter is further configured to record an identifier of the pluggable circuit card inserted into the socket connector.

11. The IHS of claim 7 , further comprising a system controller configured to log data associated with insertion of the pluggable circuit card into the socket connector in a system log.

12. The IHS of claim 7 , further comprising a system controller configured to communicate data associated with insertion of the pluggable circuit card into the socket connector to a third party.

13. A method, comprising:

detecting insertion of a pluggable circuit card into a socket connector using a mechanical detection device configured to rotate about an axis, wherein the mechanical detection device has an outside edge that varies in height, wherein the mechanical detection device is configured to rotate around the axis in response to the pluggable insertion card being inserted into the socket connector, and wherein the mechanical detection device includes a detector configured to detect the insertion by measuring a change in the height of the outside edge; and

incrementing a count of insertions in an insertion counter.

14. An Information Handling System (IHS), comprising:

an insertion detector configured to detect insertion of a pluggable circuit card into a socket connector, wherein the insertion detector includes a mechanical detection device configured to rotate around an axis, wherein the mechanical detection device has an outside edge that varies in height, wherein the mechanical detection device is configured to rotate around the axis in response to the pluggable circuit card being inserted into the socket connector, and wherein the mechanical detection device includes a detector configured to detect the insertion by measuring a change in the height of the outside edge; and

an insertion counter coupled to the insertion detector and configured to increment a count of insertions.

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